PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi has chosen Fehu - Wardruna as his entrance music. Taisto Perälä has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Perälä
vs
Hoi

182 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

163 cm
26
151 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hoi.
Hoi lands a head kick. Perälä smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perälä.
Perälä throwing a counter right hand but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Perälä slips under a jab from Hoi.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Perälä sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perälä half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perälä looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä slips a straight right by Hoi.
Hoi's coach down at River's Edge Gym, DOW was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoi blocks the leg kick.
Hoi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Perälä thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perälä takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perälä lands a nice looking body shot.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Hoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perälä. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoi.
Perälä changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perälä misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoi counters with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Perälä as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perälä fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perälä walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
Perälä throws a body kick that misses.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Hoi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perälä throws a hook but Hoi avoids it easily.
Hoi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perälä defends it well.
Hoi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Hoi is rocked!
Perälä takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoi is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Hoi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perälä lands a jab to Hoi's midsection.
Hoi avoids the body shot from Perälä.
A cross from Perälä lands.
Perälä misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi wants to land a leg kick but Perälä is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Perälä misses the target.
Hoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peräläs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoi wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Perälä slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoi.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Perälä avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perälä's head.
Hoi avoids the body shot from Perälä.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoi.
Hoi tries to score with a low kick but Perälä moves his leg out of the way.
Perälä was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perälä is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perälä scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perälä. Perälä obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Hoi.
Hoi connects with a single shot there.
Perälä thows a leg kick but Hoi checks it
and Hoi counters with an outside leg kick.
Perälä throws a leg kick which misses Hoi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoi tries to avoid it.
Perälä misses with a head kick.
Hoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoi misses with an uppercut.
Perälä drops his hands momentarily and Hoi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoi. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Perälä moved away.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Perälä's leg. Perälä is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hoi is looking to chop away at Perälä's legs.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perälä had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perälä throws a body punch but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Perälä blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Perälä is looking to counter punch.
Perälä smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Hoi.
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
Hoi moves out of range as Perälä strikes.
A nice side step and Hoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Perälä's leg. Perälä is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoi cracks Perälä with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoi.
Hoi is looking to chop away at Perälä's legs.
Hoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perälä tries to score with a low kick but Hoi moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perälä. That's going to slow Hoi down.
Hoi scores with a jab.
Perälä throws a looping overhand right but Hoi ducks down to avoid it.
Perälä uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabian Hoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoi checks a leg kick.
Hoi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perälä's calf.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Perälä is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoi pushes Perälä away with a front kick.
Perälä chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoi can pounce on him.
Hoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä is looking for a counter combo.
Hoi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perälä's hands.
Hoi throws a leg kick
and Perälä counters with an inside leg kick.
Perälä chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoi can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Hoi checks it.
Hoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoi.
It looked like Perälä was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoi.
A jab from Hoi misses.
Fabian Hoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perälä pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPerälä.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Perälä might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä throws a low kick but Hoi avoids it.
Hoi moves out of range as Perälä throws a body kick.
Hoi lands a slapping body shot.
Hoi lunges at Perälä with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perälä's hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hoi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hoi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perälä. That did some damage!
Perälä lands a really nice looking cross but Hoi seems unphased.
Hoi cracks Perälä with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perälä moves out of range as Hoi strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Hoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoi tries a quick counter leg kick but Perälä is wise to it.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perälä's calf.
A low kick from Perälä is predictable there
and Hoi counters with a low kick, right behind Perälä 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
Hoi connects with a leg kick. Perälä looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoi misses with a straight left.
Perälä is looking to counter punch.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perälä's calf.
Hoi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Hoi.
Perälä misses with a body kick.
Hoi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perälä is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hoi misses with a body shot
and Perälä counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoi shrugs it off.
Perälä throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoi.
Hoi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Perälä is predictable there
and Hoi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoi scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Perälä.
Hoi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoi connects with a leg kick. Perälä looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perälä throws a shot from downtown. Hoi moves away and avoids it.
Perälä throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Hoi 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Hoi drives through and clinches with Perälä against the cage.
Perälä lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Perälä looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Hoi fails to land.
Hoi lands a body shot in the clinch.

Perälä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Perälä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perälä throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoi counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä tries to land a front kick but Hoi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perälä throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perälä looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoi throws a head kick but Perälä moves out of range.
Hoi thumps Perälä with a low kick.
Hoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi thumps Perälä with a low kick.

Perälä lands a big head kick that sends Hoi tumbling to the mat! Perälä takes a step backwards and waves Hoi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perälä moves out of range as Hoi strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Hoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perälä throws a lazy right hand but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perälä doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoi tries to clinch but Perälä is having none of it.
Perälä blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoi.
Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Perälä is just out of range.
Hoi cracks a nice hook into Perälä's ribs.
Hoi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoi throws a leg kick which misses Perälä's front leg but catches the back leg as Perälä tries to avoid it.
Perälä swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Perälä.
Hoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Hoi blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hoi finds it's target.
Hoi delivers a nice body kick.
Hoi catches Perälä with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perälä's head.
Hoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
Hoi is looking to score with low kicks.
Perälä throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoi takes one on the button.
Perälä lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perälä.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoi throws a right and a left that Perälä avoids nicely.
Perälä fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hoi just manages to avoid it.
Taisto Perälä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi cracks the inside of Perälä's front leg.
Perälä throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
Perälä on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoi. Hoi obviously looking to wear him down.
Perälä buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perälä's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hoi misses with a body kick.
Hoi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Perälä moved away.
Hoi feints and then cracks Perälä's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perälä down.
Hoi connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perälä feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hoi sprawling to the canvas! Hoi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Perälä finish him?!
Perälä stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoi.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoi blocks the leg kick.
Hoi connects with the punch.
Hoi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perälä scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perälä tests Hoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Hoi wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Hoi moves out of range as Perälä strikes.
Perälä tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoi connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perälä moves away from the strike by Hoi.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoi tried to score with a low kick but Perälä checks it.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoi wants to counter the offense by Perälä and move into the clinch position.
Perälä drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hoi right on the button. Hoi goes down! Perälä follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Perälä gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Perälä!
Our winner, Taisto Perälä, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Fabian Hoi had this to say: 'Damn you! You used to be my manager but left me alone and now you beat me with one of your fighters? Fuck you bastard!'.